| Watford | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Coton | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Nigel Gibbs | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Wilf Rostron | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Dave Bowman | ||
| 5 | Steve Terry | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | John McClelland | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Nigel Callaghan | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| S1 | 8 | Luther Blissett | S1 | 8 | Kenny Hibbitt |
| 9 | Colin West | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Kenny Jackett | 10 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 11 | John Barnes | 11 | Micky Adams | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Neil Smillie | S1 | Micky Gynn | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Graham Taylor | Don Mackay | ||||